DWTS' Mark Ballas: Wedding on the Way?

Thu., Jul. 23, 2009 7:52 AM PDT by Marc Malkin

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Will their first dance be a jive? Maybe a tango? What about a waltz?

Dancing With the Stars pro Mark Ballas says his girlfriend, former American Idol wannabe Joanna Pacitti, 24, is the woman he plans to marry.

"She's definitely the one," Mark, 22, told us at the TV Moves! 2 Live event in L.A. "She's the best."

Even if he isn't getting down on one knee just yet, Mark already has the big day planned out...

"My dream wedding would be somewhere tropical like Bora Bora or Hawaii, on the beach, barefoot," he said. "She'll have a white dress draping along the sand, barefoot, with little ukuleles. I could go on all day."

And, of course, Mark's wedding wouldn't be complete without becoming a whole DWTS affair. "Derek [Hough] would be my best man," Mark said. "I'd ask Jo if Lacey [Schwimmer] and Cheryl [Burke] could be the bridesmaids."

So what's stopping Mark from popping the question?

"Timing is everything," he said. "If I'm going to take a step, I want to make sure I'm 100 percent dedicated and have the time to focus on my lady."

—Reporting by Dahvi Shira

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We've seen plenty of weddings already this year. See for yourself in our Celebrity Weddings 2009 photo gallery.